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Old Fogeyisms

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : American Slang : Old Fogeyisms

Introduction:
"If you know these terms then you know fogeys. If, like the author of this quiz, you use these terms, then perhaps...you too are a... "


1. The old fellow crawling along ahead of you thinks his old Nash Rambler is pretty snazzy. You think he is an old fuddy duddy. How would you characterize a "fuddy-duddy"?
    Heartless and unfeeling
    Opinionated and inflexible
    Dimwitted and biddable
    Old fashioned and resistant to change


2. You can't "keep your shirt on" and have a "hollow leg". What is your problem?
    Immodesty and stinginess
    Impatience and a voracious appetite
    Mental slowness and clumsiness
    Scruffiness and petty thievery


3. An old fogey exclaims, "Hotdog!" What could she or he mean?
    Neither "Wow!" nor "what a show off"
    Always "Wow" never "what a show off"
    Either "Wow" or "What a show off" depending on context
    Always "What a show off" never "wow"


4. Are these questions making you a titch discombobulated? If you were "just a titch discombobulated", what would you be feeling?
    Very angry
    Mildly euphoric
    Tickled pink
    Confused, but just a smidgeon


5. If the old fuddy-duddy says something is "piddly", what is it?
    Small, insignificant
    Confusing and arcane
    Gross and smelly
    Just silly


6. My folks always warned me not to "dilly-dally", but sometimes I did. Which of the following was the most likely consequence of my dilly-dallying?
    Looking like a doofus
    Making the family late for church
    Getting on my high horse
    Barking up the wrong tree


7. I was frequently told not to be any of the following (usually at times when I was undeniably being one). But which of these words has a meaning least like the other three?
    Nitwit
    Cocky
    Numbskull
    Doofus


8. There was a word we used to employ to mean that a person was out of date and not cool. Now I suspect that using that word in that fashion means you're out of date and not cool. The word is also a shape. To which word am I referring?
    Answer: (Four sides)


9. If a fogey's situation is "dicey", which of the following best describes the fogey's circumstances?
    Hopeful
    Hilarious
    Hazardous
    Hackneyed


10. Things are "hunky dory". Which of the following is most likely to be a description of your mood?
    Cracker jack
    In the doldrums
    Under the gun
    Under the weather


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